Rural crime

Lincolnshire Police said four sheep died at the scene, and 30 additional sheep later died as a result of shock and injuries sustained during the dog attack

Police officers recovered 12 stolen cattle, with DNA tests on nine of them proving they were from an Anglesey farm in 2022

Police have issued advice as oil costs soar due to the war in the Middle East

Cumbria Police said Allan Thursby has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the death of eight-year-old Jay Cartmell at a farm in Warcop

Concerns have been raised that thieves may target farm fuel tanks as oil increases in price

Dogs have bitten visitors, owners have been verbally abusive to staff when asked to put their dog on a lead, and dogs have worried livestock

Police warn Essex farmers to beware after reports criminals are demanding cash and threatening violence in fake pot hold scam

UFU has stressed that one dog attack on-farm is one too many, particularly at a time when pregnant ewes and newborn lambs are at their most vulnerable

As the cost of livestock worrying increased by 10% to nearly £2m in 2025, farmers said the problem is only getting worse. Will livestock worrying ever get any better for the farming sector?

NFU Mutual has revealed that while incidents relating to livestock being injured or killed by dogs in the UK had cost farmers around £1.95 million in 2025, more than half of owners admitted to not putting dogs on a lead in the countryside